Sherline

very useful bench top lathe and end mill. the quality of construction is excellent. capacity is small, so don't expect to be able to put out huge parts like a standard end mill or lathe. but it is functional enough and designed well enough that you can machine small parts made of aluminum, steel, delrin pretty reasonably if you set it up right. very cheap for what it can do for you

Strengths: affordable, compact

Needs to improve: none

very useful bench top lathe and end mill. the quality of construction is excellent. capacity is small, so don't expect to be able to put out huge parts like a standard end mill or lathe. but it is functional enough and designed well enough that you can machine small parts made of aluminum, steel, delrin pretty reasonably if you set it up right. very cheap for what it can do for you

Strengths: affordable, compact

Needs to improve: none

I have a Sherline lathe that follows me from job to job. It always finds a way to make itself useful, whether maching fixtures or prototype parts, or re-spooling braid wires. Strictly as a lathe, it can be difficult, but not impossible, to hold tight tolerances, especially in steel parts.

Strengths: Relatively inexpensive, small, table-top lathes and mills.

Needs to improve: holding tight tolerances can be challenging

Good little machines for prototyping small parts. Better for plastics and aluminum, will work with steels if you take smaller cuts. Layout of controls is slightly different than larger machines, but something you get use to. Pricing can reach that of larger machines.

Strengths: Benchtop Lathes, Mills and Manual and CNC

Needs to improve: None

Ordered several of their tabletop machines. The machines are well built. We were missing a part so we contacted customer service. They were extremely helpful and had the part to us the next day. Good value for the money spent.

Strengths: Compact equipment, good quality and excellent customer service

Needs to improve: None

they make a great series of table top lathes and mills for the engineer that needs to quickly prototype without the ability of having a full machine shop. excellent quality and very well priced

Strengths: table top lathe, mill, etc

Needs to improve: none

I've used Sherline equipment for work and personal use,. They are fantastic little machines and the Sherline customer service is great when buying accessories and solving problems. The benchtop mills and lathes are great

Strengths: HIgh Quality bench top macines

Needs to improve: N/A

Great Little Machines for making small parts. Perfect for the startup environment. Depending on the features you can start getting into the price range of heavier duty machines.

Strengths: Versatile Micro Mills and Lathes, both Manual and CNC

Needs to improve: Price

The Sherline lathes and mills work well enough for what they are. They allow for small part machining and prototyping, but they are light duty and not set up for making high-tolerance parts.

Strengths: Small machine tools

Needs to improve: none

Sheer line makes good quality bench top mills and lathes. They're products are well suited for prototyping of small components and are available in both manual and CNC configurations

Strengths: Bench top mills and lathes

Needs to improve: None

great little table top machinery for prototyping and development. these sherline products are incredibly useful and amazingly functional.

Strengths: compact, table top, cheap

Needs to improve: limited capacity due to size

Their tabletop units are easy to use, portable, and reliable.

Strengths: Quality Tabletops

Needs to improve: none